Quotes from Alok Nath

The satisfaction that one gets from entertaining live audiences has a different feel.

I vividly remember my first interaction with Sir Richard Attenborough, I was in my final year at NSD (National School of Drama) in 1979, and casting director Dolly Thakore got in touch with me. We weren't supposed to work outside NSD but special permission was granted to the students who were shortlisted for the audition.

One relationship that went a long way was the one with my present wife. It was almost 30 years ago. We worked in a serial together in the mid-'80s.

It always feels good when people around shower love on you.

I didn't have a bachelor party, but even if I did, I wouldn't go to Vaishnodevi!

I now realize the parts I played are too good to be true.

The entire industry is a great commune. People from all walks of life come here - Hindu, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians. Now, our films are also getting international recognition.

On television, I have always been paid a better sum than the main leads to play a babuji.

Whenever I feel low, some higher power supports me. It could come through my wife, my children or even my dogs.

The makers love to show women being oppressed, and the audience also loves watching these stories. I'm sorry to say, but a large portion of the audience that watches these shows are women. They make women cry and abuse in the shows and women audiences are glued to such plots. I don't understand this syndrome.

I have got calls from people who are comparing me to Rajinikanth.

I am usually portrayed as a widower, I don't get a wife on any show.

When I started with Ramesh Sippy's 'Buniyaad' in 1985, I was in my mid-20s and within a year, I was elevated from a lover to a father and then to a grandfather. By the time the show finished, I was portraying the role of an 80-year-old man.

The artists and creative people are not in a position to teach someone. Nobody wants to be taught through entertainment.

Don't get taken in by the superficiality of sanskaar. You can smoke, drink and have your share of fun. What matters is to do good deeds.

As an Indian and as a Hindu, I have been taught to see God everywhere right from my childhood.

The best thing about 'Maine Pyar Kiya' is that it has not turned vintage or old yet. People still remember, love and watch it whenever it is played which in itself is a stupendous feeling.

I came to Bombay in January 1981. It was primarily for 'Gandhi.'

I am a totally private person. I don't go to Bollywood parties.

I hope I do more different types of roles before I die.

It would be difficult to break away from a set image, but as an actor, one would love to experiment with roles.

I haven't watched any shows online but I know that the content is not crippled by censorship and is much more experimental.

I am not a tech savvy person at all.

I've been to all the Dhaams, Tirupati, Shirdi, most of the temples in the Northern belt, but I go there for religious reasons. Pilgrimages are not my idea of fun!